Overview

• Kickoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. BST on Sunday 17 August with live broadcast on Sky Sports in the UK and streaming on Peacock in the US.
• Forest will be without Nicolás Domínguez until autumn and plan to start new signing Dan Ndoye on the right flank.
• Brentford begin under head coach Keith Andrews following the departure of Thomas Frank to Tottenham this summer.
• The Bees face doubts over Ethan Pinnock and Kevin Schade, have sidelined Vitaly Janelt after heel surgery, and are set to be without Yoane Wissa.
• Forest secured a UEFA Europa League spot by winning an appeal to replace Crystal Palace, increasing their early-season fixture demands.